66 years old and just getting into airbrushing

[Maple Art]

Welcome from another Canadian! Great score on the paint! Not sure if there was reducer with your paints but you might want to pick up some 4012 and 4030.

 

[ronzer]

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Built my own

NICE, great job.

 

[ronzer]

Welcome from another Canadian! Great score on the paint! Not sure if there was reducer with your paints but you might want to pick up some 4012 and 4030.

Yep two bottles of reducer

 

[ronzer]

Welcome from another Canadian! Great score on the paint! Not sure if there was reducer with your paints but you might want to pick up some 4012 and 4030.

Why would I need reducer when this is water base? Don't I just use water to thin it out?

 

[Malky]

Why would I need reducer when this is water base? Don't I just use water to thin it out?

This is because your wicked colours contain mild solvents and adding water to it may cause it to deteriorate or separate.

 

[SiRoxx]

Why would I need reducer when this is water base? Don't I just use water to thin it out?

What Malky said. [emoji1303]
Generally unless a manufacturer states that the paint should be thinned with water, they will have their own formulated reducer. For best results, go with what the manufacturer says.


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[ronzer]

This is because your wicked colours contain mild solvents and adding water to it may cause it to dereriirate or separate.

OK, thanks I have so much to learn.

 

[Malky]

OK, thanks I have so much to learn.

That's why you're here, and that's why we're here

 

[ronzer]

That's why you're here, and that's why we're here

Yes you guy are a great help and a great forum, thank you

 

[SiRoxx]

Yes you guy are a great help and a great forum, thank you

That’s what the forum was started for.
I’ve attached a link to a YouTube video. Airbrush artist Craig Fraser is doing a short vid on reducing Wicked Colours. I didn’t understand a lot of the “paint language” when I started, but the more watching, reading and asking questions here that you do, the more you’ll start to understand.

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[ronzer]

That’s what the forum was started for.
I’ve attached a link to a YouTube video. Airbrush artist Craig Fraser is doing a short vid on reducing Wicked Colours. I didn’t understand a lot of the “paint language” when I started, but the more watching, reading and asking questions here that you do, the more you’ll start to understand.

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Thanks for the video, alot to learn.

 

[Airbrush Dreams]

Sometimes manufacturers suggest their own reducer just to get more money out of you but in the case of Wicked Color and Illustration Colors by Createx stick to their recommendations. With regular Createx you can just use water.

Never use the reducer in the paint and the store it. The shelf life comes way down to a 24 hour window because of the solvents in them. The solvent is mainly to reduce tip dry.

This never made a lot of sense to me because if solvents evaporate faster than water than wouldn’t reducer increase tip dry? There must be some other wetting agent in with the solvent than like glycerin.


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[ronzer]

Sometimes manufacturers suggest their own reducer just to get more money out of you but in the case of Wicked Color and Illustration Colors by Createx stick to their recommendations. With regular Createx you can just use water.

Never use the reducer in the paint and the store it. The shelf life comes way down to a 24 hour window because of the solvents in them. The solvent is mainly to reduce tip dry.

This never made a lot of sense to me because if solvents evaporate faster than water than wouldn’t reducer increase tip dry? There must be some other wetting agent in with the solvent than like glycerin.


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Thanks for the info. Can you tell me what to use for just practicing learning how to airbrush paint?
Is there a specific paper I should buy that works better than others? Thanks

 

[Airbrush Dreams]

Thanks for the info. Can you tell me what to use for just practicing learning how to airbrush paint?
Is there a specific paper I should buy that works better than others? Thanks

For just practice I always had students buy a pad of Newprint Paper and painted on that. From there we progressed to a hot press watercolor or Bristol Paper. However if in the future you want to erase and scratch to create detail, get some Crescent 205 Hot Press Illustration Board, or something very similar. Working on that will give you the feel for working on any hard surface. But just to start and practice use the Newsprint pad. Ampersand Clayboard is also a very nice surface to paint on. If cash is no problem and when you have a good sense of painting you can also try synthetic paper.


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[ronzer]

For just practice I always had students buy a pad of Newprint Paper and painted on that. From there we progressed to a hot press watercolor or Bristol Paper. However if in the future you want to erase and scratch to create detail, get some Crescent 205 Hot Press Illustration Board, or something very similar. Working on that will give you the feel for working on any hard surface. But just to start and practice use the Newsprint pad. Ampersand Clayboard is also a very nice surface to paint on. If cash is no problem and when you have a good sense of painting you can also try synthetic paper.


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Thanks, I will try the newsprint, will they have it at Staples?

 

[Robbyrockett2]

This never made a lot of sense to me because if solvents evaporate faster than water than wouldn’t reducer increase tip dry? There must be some other wetting agent in with the solvent than like glycerin.


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2-butoxy ethanol listed on the bottle......It's a cousin of antifreeze. Still a solvent but dries much slower than water.

 

[Airbrush Dreams]

Thanks, I will try the newsprint, will they have it at Staples?

Staple might but you could get it at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. Remember it is only to practice on so don’t expect serious detailed work on it.


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[Robbyrockett2]

2-butoxy ethanol listed on the bottle......It's a cousin of antifreeze. Still a solvent but dries much slower than water.

ether not ethanol sorry

 

[ronzer]

Staple might but you could get it at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. Remember it is only to practice on so don’t expect serious detailed work on it.


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I am far from serious work. Thanks

 

[WhiteKnight]

Welcome to the forum